ONCE: THE MUSICAL

Directed for Northwestern University
Arts Alliance Spring 2024

About the Musical

Well, you know the story: Guy meets Girl. But in Once, an unconventional and romantic musical based on the award-winning 2006 film, what follows is not a traditional love story. Guy, a heartbroken musician busking for coins on the streets of Dublin, meets Girl, a Czech immigrant with a complicated history and a broken vacuum cleaner. Despite their differences, Guy and Girl find common ground, a shared language, and genuine love in creating music together. With a cast of incredible actor-musicians who accompany themselves on the soaring, gut-wrenching folk-rock score, Once is a uniquely theatrical experience that will move you to laughter, to tears, and to a deep understanding of the particular joy of joining together in song.

Meet the Team <3

Leadership

Arwen-Vira Marsh: Director (Left)
Abigail “Abs” Lev: Producer (Center)
Zoe “Davis” Davis: Production Stage Manager (Right)
Alex Olguin: Stage Manager (Not Pictured)
Music Direction

Oscar Yum (Left)
Colin Kurtz (Right)
Choreography & Movement

Ray Faiella (Left)
Marcella Tracy (Right)
Direction

Owen Polley: Assistant Director (Left)

Producer Abigail Lev
Asst. Producer Max Outcalt
Set Designer Connor Smith
Asst. Set Designer Sophia Casa
Asst. Set Designer Will Boyle
Lighting Designer Alex Yang
Asst. Lighting Designer Ella Poon
Costume Designer Jackson Moore
Hair/Makeup Designer Ella Barnes
Sound Designer Ash Aranha
Asst. Sound Designer Isabel Restrepo
Props Designer Miranda Campbell
Graphic Designer Isadora Coco Gonzalez
Marketing Director Roie Dahan
Fundraising Director Anna Rigo
Associate Fundraising Director Kapila Marsh
Director Arwen-Vira Marsh
Asst. Director Owen Polley
Music Director Oscar Yum
Music Director Colin Kurtz
Production Stage Manager Zoe "Davis" Davis
Stage Manager Alex Olguin
Choreographer Ray Faiella
Choreographer Marcella Tracy
Fight/Intimacy Director Julie Monteleone
Dramaturg Aine Hynes
Dialect Coach Henry Jones

Guy Judy Lawrence
Girl Sydney Brenton
Billy Soren Ryssdal
Bank Manager Lili Tarnopol
Baruska Talia Hartman-Sigall
Reza Ashley Valent
Andrej Lucas Oktay
Svec Courtney Sullivan-Wu
Ivonka Charlie Johnson
Da Jonah Mensch
Eamon Melody Ma
Ex-Girlfriend Sophie Liu David
Husband Ray Faiella
Violin I Sophia Schiffer
Violin II Zakariah Massoud
Cello Jonah Rosenberg